swe

See also: śwe and SWE

Translingual

Symbol

swe

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Swedish.

Gothic

Romanization

swē

1. romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌴

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swe/

• Audio:

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Verb

swe

1. sweat

Related terms

• swè

Middle English

Verb

swe

1. (Cheshire) alternative form of sweyen (“to move”)

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

• sve, swī, swie, svie, svy, swēr

Pronoun

swe

1. Indefinite pronoun; whoever, whoever, anyone who, if anyone, whatever.
   • 1220-1235, Eike von Repgow, Sachsenspiegel, page 59r:

     Swer lenrecht kunnen wil, der volge dis buches lere.

     Whoever wants to know feudal law, follow the teachings of this book.

Declension

Declension of swe

	singular	plural
nominative	swē	swēr
accusative	swen	swēne
dative	swem	swēme
genitive	swes	?

Middle Low German nouns often switch to other declension classes, and new declension patterns are created throughout the period. As such, this table need not necessarily portray the only existing pattern but might merely be an exemplary of an original or common form.

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

Mpade

Etymology

From Proto-Central Chadic *tsɨwɨ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swe/, [swe]

Verb

swe

1. to cry, to wail, to ululate
2. to roar
3. to blow (of the wind)
4. to hiss (of serpents)

Noun

swe f

1. wailing; ululation

References

• S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
• R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic
• S. Allison, Alphabet et Orthographie de Kotoko de Makary (Mpadɨ) (SIL) (in French)

Old English

Adverb

swē

1. alternative form of swā

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsfɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Syllabification: swe

Pronoun

swe

1. alternative form of swoje